Fire erupts at Torch tower in Dubai

"This building has been plagued since opening with false fire alarms on an almost daily basis. I personally had threaten



to call the civil defence on many occasions but was constantly fobbed off by the building management," Digby Taylor, head of operations at GN Broadcasting was quited as saying by the newspaper.

The roads in Marina north were closed and the debris from the fire cluttered on nearby areas. Multiple fire trucks and police vehicles were on the scene.

"It's like the titanic going down. The biggest danger is molten glass falling," a witness said.

Thousands of people have been evacuated and the fire is getting worse, according to witnesses. Chunks of masonry on fire are falling. The Marina area is home to dozens of towering apartment blocks and hotels.